Night to Shine events, created and sponsored by newlywed Tim Tebow’s philanthropic foundation, are special for several reasons, according to the charity’s website.
With glitzy and glamourous Hollywood-style flair, “Night to Shine is an unforgettable prom night experience … for people with special needs ages 14 and older.” The sixth annual worldwide event is scheduled for Feb. 7 when hundreds of churches across the globe are expected to host many thousands of “honored guests.”
But there is another reason that makes Night to Shine distinctive for the former NFL quarterback Tebow and his new bride, 2017 Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, who were married in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 20, as reported by Christian Headlines. Tebow and his future wife met at a 2018 Night to Shine event in South Africa, he told Hoda Kobt and Kathie Lee Gifford on the NBC Today show during an appearance later that year.
“Her sister has special needs, so we invited them to Night to Shine in South Africa, Tebow said during his segment on the show. “We kind of met and started talking through that and haven’t stopped.”
According to a report by UPI, Nel-Peters’s “sister Franje, 13, had special needs and died in 2019 after battling cerebellar agenesis. The neurological condition involves having an underdeveloped or undersized cerebellum, the part of the…
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